Button Bookmarks

Buttons, paper clips, hot glue, felt, scissors, and a lighter. That's it. That's all you need!

Posted by marsha t.

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This is a fun little project that moves fast! In a short bit of time, you can make a bunch of these bookmarks. Give them to your teachers, your favorite reader, or do like I do and use them to mark your file folders.

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You Will Need (6 things)

  • Shank Buttons
  • Large Paper clips
  • Hot Glue Gun
  • Scrap Felt
  • Scissors
  • Lighter

Steps (8 steps, 15 minutes)

  1. 1

    The style of buttons you need are shank buttons. You will want to pre cut the felt into smaller pieces, large enough to cover your buttons.

  2. 2

    Hook the buttons onto the paper clip and slide them to the end with one loop.

  3. 3

    Put a blob of hot glue on the back of the button to hold the paper clip in place.

  4. 4

    Quickly put the felt over the glue and press down. In hindsight, I could have cut my felt smaller.

  5. 5

    Repeat until you have finished all your bookmarks.

  6. 6

    Trim the felt around the button. The goal is basically to cover the glue blob.

  7. 7

    A lighter will help the felt to draw up from the edges. Work fast though; you don't want to scorch the felt or your buttons.

  8. 8

    Go read a good book and be sure to use one of your fabulous bookmarks. Make extra to share!